Neither of those studies shows that women leaves STEM because of an "hostile environment".
Study1:
What does emerge is that investments and job rewards that generally stimulate field
commitment, such as advanced training and high job satisfaction, fail to build
commitment among women in STEM.
The second study is more interesting, but is only speculative (i.e. Not scientific).
“We suspect that the retention deficit in STEM may be due to the team organization
of scientific work combined with the attitudes and expectations of co-workers and
supervisors who hold more traditional beliefs about the competencies of women in
these rapidly changing fields,”
When a researcher says that they "suspect", it really does mean what the word says. Its a opinion without study. A study can produce findings, and findings are what the last linked research article (in the research) show.
A related 2012 study published in Sociology, “The Dimensions of Occupational Gender
Segregation in Industrial Countries,” examines why some jobs may be filled more by
men or women, be it by choice, obligation or exclusion. Among the findings are that
women tend to outperform men in the general desirability of occupations
So neither is a empirical studies to backup your anecdote. The findings however where an interesting read, and I hope similar studies are made on the "suspected" and "suggested" theories.
Study1:
The second study is more interesting, but is only speculative (i.e. Not scientific). When a researcher says that they "suspect", it really does mean what the word says. Its a opinion without study. A study can produce findings, and findings are what the last linked research article (in the research) show. So neither is a empirical studies to backup your anecdote. The findings however where an interesting read, and I hope similar studies are made on the "suspected" and "suggested" theories.